Pastor Warren Stewart Boasts Ex-Mayor Phil Gordon and Mayor's Ex-Girlfriend/Fundraiser, Elissa Mullany, As Part of his Money Team

A twitter pic posted by Mario E. Diaz touting that ex-mayor Phil Gordon and Ellisa Mullany, Gordon's ex-girlfriend/fundraiser, are part of the "money team" for Pastor Warren Stewart's campaign is raising eyebrows in some political circles.

An interesting political tactic, to say the least, given the pair -- Gordon and Mullany -- evoke reminders of questionable dealings during Gordon's last years in office.

Diaz is working as a campaign consultant for Stewart, who is running for a Phoenix City Council seat in District 8. The senior pastor of First International Baptist Church is facing Lawrence Robinson, a professor at Phoenix School of Law, and Kate Widland Gallego, a business liaison for SRP, in that August 27 election.

Stewart says his campaign is about new ideas and that he believes in carrying himself in a "way that is worthy of the office I seek."